Flocking made with sawdust

#diy #flocking #diorama
This homemade flocking is super easy and costs almost nothing to make!

[@w.rustylane5650]

I save all my sawdust to use as flocking and I make a lot of flocking out of foam colored & preserved with acrylic paints ground up in my electric coffee grinder dedicated to modeling. For drying I use my old 11x14 stainless photo processing trays left over from my darkroom I used to have. I also make my own rust powder from 0000 steel wool and vinegar. I set the mixture in the kitchen window and wait a month when most of the steel wool is dissolved into rust. I then pour the mixture into the photo trays (a glass baking dish will also work) and wait a week or so for the mixture to completely dry. Then I go at it with a single edge razor blade and pulverize it into a powder and use it as any weathering powders. I also use women's eye makeup for weathering as it sticks better than any chalk I've ever used and it only costs $1.00 from the dollar store. Cheers from eastern TN

[@dinkydioramas8349]

I've never used a rust powder, thank you for explaining your process, I will have to try it out in the future, it sounds a lot more sophisticated than just using a rust-coloured paint.

[@WaerM]

Thank you so much for sharing these tutorials with us on how to make cheap materials for crafting. I'm learning so much by watching your videos. Alot of the content from other creators they mostly use pre-bought materials from Hobby-suppliers and those are a bit pricey for my budget and here in Sweden we don't have any "dollarstores" with crafting-materials and even the "cheap" stuff are kinda pricey, so your tutorials are a goldmine. And if I my add.... I really love listening to your voice , it's very soothing... 😊🥰

[@dinkydioramas8349]

I'm so glad you're finding these videos helpful! We are very limited as to what we can buy here in Australia too, we don't have those cheap dollar stores either and everything is so expensive it's why I also make my own materials. It's just great that we are able create our own materials for next to no cost at all. Happy building 🙃

[@JohnBenn73]

Excellent Tutorial. It's not over the top with sooo many extra steps. Thanks.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

You're very welcome! 🙂

[@soledude]

👌👌👌

[@user-qb1on5is6l]

just saw your flock video for a friendly suggestion use a coffee grinder with saw dust and craft paint but do not add water just drops of paint and it comes out 98% already dry ready to use in about a hr and lots of fun to make with no wait

[@becmoran9119]

Hello Mandy how interesting I cannot wait to watch these videos.

[@jamesbridges1153]

Tried this method, and it turned out perfectly! Thanks again for another great tutorial 👍

[@dinkydioramas8349]

I'm so glad it worked well for you, and thank you very much for the feedback!😃

[@chum477]

That tip.. about not drying it in the sun, compared to taking time in it drying properly is splendid. Thank you, appreciated. 🙌

[@dinkydioramas8349]

You're so very welcome . 🙂

[@cerisekappes580]

Love this method! 😊

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thak you! 😊

[@cerisekappes580]

@@dinkydioramas8349 you are welcome 🤗

[@Luvpig]

You always make it look so easy!

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you! But to be fair, this truly is one of the easiest things you'll ever make, it's wonderfully simple stuff.

[@CampaignTerrain]

Lovely video, as ever. Nice method. Always amazing what can be done for little effort and almost no money

[@dinkydioramas8349]

This has to be my favourite thing about being a scratch builder, the something from seemingly nothing is a magical process.

[@ChimeraWargaming]

Wonderful idea 🙂

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you! 🙃

[@observer1033]

This is a really easy method thanks for that!

[@dinkydioramas8349]

No worries! I'm glad you found it helpful. 🙃

[@denisemcdougal6445]

That’s amazing

[@sem6683]

and i can listen to you all day, your tone of voice and the beauty of your narration are mesmerizing

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you so much for the lovely comment ❤

[@mmelon4998]

This was amazingly cool to watch. Very informative and calming with the music in the background combines with your voice. I have subscribed, liked, immediately looked up where my closest lumber mill is, and am excited to see more.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy making your own flocking, it's a very rewarding process. 🙂

[@makerofthingsunique]

For years I have bought this but now plan to have a go myself

[@dinkydioramas8349]

That excellent! You wont be disappointed. 😃

[@gerlandkent6377]

thank, you for youre great video]👍

[@dinkydioramas8349]

You're very welcome! 🙂

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Thank you for sharing

[@dinkydioramas8349]

It's my pleasure! Thank you for watching my video. 🙃

[@lobotomyscam1051]

That's flocking amazing!

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Flock yeah! 🙃

[@kevingosko4119]

Thank-You for sharing this tutorial! I have watched several from other channels, and, i enjoy all of the tips gleaned from them. I love your's the best, you have a nice, calming way about you, and you keep it simple!! You do very nice work on your dioramas, and you have given me so much inspiration and many ideas!! You have earned yourself a new subscriber, and i've saved this episode on my playlist titled "model railroads"!!!! Thanks again, and cheers!!

[@stubenmuckel]

new year, new video (happy new year and good wishes for 2023). nice idea - the flocking looks soft and smooth. and its cheap. thx for showing.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you, and Happy New Year to you too! 🙃

[@karenmusa3052]

Fantastic thanku very much

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you! And you're very welcome 🙃

[@mikemihich4699]

Very nice work. Hope to use this method on my next project.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Excellent! It's really satisfying making all your own materials and this flocking comes out really nicely.

[@RudiVDS]

Very nice tutorial I enjoyed to watch

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

[@kensomething379]

I realize this video is a year old. So I'm not sure if you will read this or not but I just thought I would let you know that this is something I will be stealing., L o l, For my own Layout. Great Explanation of what to do and not to Do. Depending on how mine turns out , I'll be using it as Dead leaves under trees and in forests. I've subscribed and liked and will be checking out your other videos. Thanks again for posting...

[@dinkydioramas8349]

Heya Ken, You'll find the flocking made this way is perfect for sieving into different sizes. You'll get the larger flocking for leaves and ground foliage, and also a fine dust that is perfect for ground cover, adding colour, or mixing into a bit of wood glue with paint and making moss and lichen. A lot of people ask, "Why don't you just put it into a coffee grinder?" You'll see why when you've made it. 🙂

[@sem6683]

Thank you for your teaching, very beautiful lady.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

You're so very welcome 🙂

[@darkmattercrafts2139]

Simple and effective.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

It is indeed simple :)

[@ahmedsaffah5222]

I saw in another channel they added some dishwashing liquid with the paint + water. Came out clumpy but the guy was able to sive it again into a finer powder. Wonder if thats why yours set into harder lumps. Will try and find out.

[@dinkydioramas8349]

The lumpy batch was an older first attempt, it went lumpy because I dried it outside in the sun, and when it dries too quickly the paint sets like glue and the saw dust turns into lumps.

[@robertevans3173]

Do you prefer foam or sawdust when you use flocking?

[@diecastflashback3331]

Cool video, nothing like flocking✌️😎

[@dinkydioramas8349]

I love the stuff! 😄

[@diecastflashback3331]

You don't say✌️😎🇺🇸💙🇭🇲

[@karenmusa3052]

Hey mate just checking out your flocking again, I decided to have a go with tea seeing as how I drink so much of the stuff. I use the ol Tetley All Rounders ( round bag)., Ripped the used bags open and dried the leaves and the bags, when dried i mixed in the green paint and let it dry again. Was pretty crunchie lol but not too bad, the old bags reminded me of lil hessian bags so I thought maybe u could use them for old curtains, sacks, bark hut wall paper, if that makes sense lol Like on the walls of the ol humpys..😃😁😅 Don't know if you have tried the ol tea but thought I'd mention it. Cheers hon..Kaz 🥰

[@dinkydioramas8349]

The tea leaves must have come out nice and light did they? I wish I could have a look and feel of them, I will have to give your technique a go as I'm really curious now lol...Ad the idea for using the bags is terrific! They would make wonderful light looking fabric for curtains etc..Good stuff Karen!! 🙃❤

[@karenmusa3052]

@@dinkydioramas8349 hey well your very welcome hon 😅 For sure dry out a couple of bags and see what u think. I threw in some green paint to see how they turned out, they were crunchy but broke up easily enough, I guess u could always put them 8n the mortar n pestle 😅 I'll leave it with u as your the expert but it was a thought coz I go thru alot of tbags and thought what a waste there has to be something I can do with then lol. Im gonna add some of the ol pva glue and press em into some silicone moulds I got. I did this years ago with saw dust and they came out great. Lil wooden moulds instead of poly clay or resin etc. Also used the ol saw dust and pva to fill in the ol chips n gaps in tables n missing corners on furniture. 😅🥰 cheers hon xx

[@conciergeexpert2005]

May I ask what kind of paint/dye you used on this video?

[@dinkydioramas8349]

I used a cheap acrylic paint (the kind you get in a tube) mixed with water to thin it out. I hope this answer is helpful, feel free to ask as many questions as you need!

[@hamstergames3000]

What is this brown stuff you used at the begining?

[@dinkydioramas8349]

It's sawdust.

[@hamstergames3000]

@@dinkydioramas8349 thank you

[@dinkydioramas8349]

@@hamstergames3000 No worries! 🙂

[@stephaniecollins6052]

I did not see the L in flocking at first haha

[@dinkydioramas8349]

😂😂🤣